Oishinbo

Synopsis

A policeman finds a man dressed as a chef on the handrail of Miharabashi Bridge who cannot recall who he is, but holding a piece of paper with a list of Katakana characters and numbers. Inspector Nakamatsu asks Touzai to place a notice in its newspaper and his wife Keiko, recognizes him as Yutaka Mizoki, a chef obsessed with creating the perfect curry mix for their small restaurant. She explains that her former pimp demanded that she return with him and beat up Yutaka who then disappeared. Yamaoka suggests that he and Yutaka cook a curry together in his restaurant, and Yamaoka uses the information on Yutaka's list to specify the ingredients. The process causes him to retrieve his memory, but he says he cannot recall anything after he arrived home. Nakamatsu suggests that when he arrived home he fell and injured himself on the stairs, but Nakamatsu, Yamaoka and Kurita realize that he is faking a partial memory loss to protect Keiko from feeling guilt and embarrassment.

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